Chilingkou Tomb

Chilingkou Tomb

Chilingkou Tomb is a cultural tourism attraction.

The Chilingkou Tomb is located on the northern slope of Chilingkou Mountain in Pinglin Village, Xianqiao Town, Jieyang City. In 1982, three Southern Dynasties tombs were excavated here, aligned from east to west. Tomb No. 1 has a rectangular floor plan and is a single-chamber brick tomb with a single coffin chamber. The tomb measures 4.15 meters in length and 0.9 meters in width, with an orientation of 330°. The tomb floor is paved with bricks in a herringbone pattern, and the tomb walls and sealed doorway use a “one-ding-three-shun” brick-laying technique. The tomb was looted, but burial objects such as celadon jars, cups, and plates were found. Tomb No. 2 has a protruding rectangular (convex) floor plan and is a two-layered, round-arched brick tomb, oriented at 335°, measuring 6.9 meters in length and 1.25 meters in width. It is divided into four parts: a passageway, front chamber, coffin chamber, and drainage channel. The tomb floor is paved with bricks in a herringbone pattern, and the tomb walls begin to arch 0.8 to 1 meter above the base. The drainage channel is located at the front end of the passageway and connects through the passageway to a drainage well in the front chamber. The left and right walls of the front chamber have symmetrical false lattice windows made of bricks. Near the coffin chamber, a double-arched gate is built. The coffin chamber is 3 meters long and 1.25 meters wide, with the rear wall reaching a remaining height of 1.4 meters and featuring an arched niche. A gray brick inscribed with characters was discovered, bearing the four characters “大明四年” (the fourth year of the Daming era, corresponding to 460 AD during the Liu Song Dynasty of the Southern Dynasties). The tomb had been disturbed, but burial items unearthed include green-glazed cups, plates, pottery jars, talc pigs, and fragmented silver ornaments. Tomb No. 3 is located 6 meters away from Tomb No. 2, oriented at 310°, and is a joint burial tomb with three chambers for a couple. The left, middle, and right chambers are aligned side by side, forming a “州” (state) shape, and consist of three central-style double-arched brick tombs. The sealed doorways have lintel walls, the front chamber includes a passageway, and the floor is paved with herringbone-patterned bricks. The tomb walls are double-layered and begin to arch 0.5 to 0.8 meters above the base. The total length of the tomb is 7.56 meters, and the width is 5.76 meters. Each chamber has a largely similar layout, consisting of a sealed doorway, passageway, side chamber, corridor, and coffin chamber, with interior features including lattice windows and niches. The right chamber has an additional worship platform. A relatively rich array of burial objects was found, totaling 56 pieces. These include cups, plates, bowls, jars, lamp stands, a six-animal-legged porcelain inkstone, a spittoon, a chicken-head ewer, bone hairpins, silver bracelets, silver hairpins, gold rings, and wuzhu coins.

Xianqiao Subdistrict: In 2003, Xianqiao Town in Rongcheng District, Jieyang City, Guangdong Province, was abolished and replaced with Xianqiao Subdistrict Office.

Xianqiao Subdistrict Office administers the former administrative area of Xianqiao Town, with its office located at the former site of the Xianqiao Town government.

Xianqiao Subdistrict Office is situated in the southern part of Jieyang urban area, backed by Zifeng Mountain and fronted by the Meijiang River. It boasts a superior location, convenient transportation, and a rich cultural environment. The subdistrict currently covers an area of 45.77 square kilometers, with a total population of 99,145 people. It governs 15 administrative villages and one neighborhood committee. It is recognized as a central subdistrict of Guangdong Province and is known for its strong technological capabilities in Jieyang City... More details about Xianqiao Subdistrict ++